Emesopsis

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Emesopsis
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Emesopsis infenestra
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Emesopsis

Uhler, 1893

Emesopsis is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family Reduviidae. [1] There are at least 22 described species, [2] [3] of which one, E. nubila , also occurs in southern Europe.

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The representatives of this genus are mostly relatively small, and measure a few millimeters to about one centimeter.

They move, as is common for the bugs of the subfamily Emesinae, with their back and middle legs. The raptorial front legs serve to capture prey. With them, the prey is captured, then bitten through with the mandibles and carried away. Then it is drained, which can sometimes take half an hour. Emesopsis prey on a variety of insect groups, ranging from beetles, bugs, flies, to springtails.

Habitat and distribution

The species of the genus Emesopsis be found both in agricultural and forest ecosystems.

They occur primarily in tropical Asia (e.g. India, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Japan, New Guinea) and Australia (e.g. E. bunda in Queensland). Only E. nubila is pantropical, probably a consequence of the spread of global trade. [4]

partial species list

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References

  1. Tadashi Ishikawa, Shûji Okajima: The assassin bug genus Emesopsis (Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Emesinae) in Thailand. In: Hug the Bug (Hrsg. Wolfgang Rabitsch). Denisia 19: 457-474. ISBN   978-3-85474-161-9 (2006). Denisia 19: 457-474. ISBN   978-3-85474-161-9 (2006).
  2. Tadashi Ishikawa, Tomohide Yasunaga: The emesine sassassin bug genus Emesopsis (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Japan. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 147: 221-228 (2004).
  3. Tadashi Ishikawa, Shûji Okajima: First record of the emesine assassin bug genus Emesopsis (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Vietnam, with descriptions of two new species. Entomological Science 7: 163-170 (2004).
  4. Damir Kovac, CM Yang (1995). "A New Species of Emesopsis Uhler, 1893 (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from Peninsular Malaysia, with notes on its biology" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 43: 453-462.